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Coming up on News 7-
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Roads may be more jammed than usual tomorrow- We'll tell you where and why.
Will you be doing this - in the next few days?
We'll have the latest accident rates for personal watercraft.
And week two and 15 games of High School Football action-
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[Talent=Jean]

[Tech-Traffic]

The Labor Day weekend means lots of traffic on the roads.
Add in construction and thousands of motorist headed to Virginia Tech tomorrow ... and you have the potential for major delays.
Joy Sutton has details.
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[IN Q=Thousands of]

Thousands of tickets have been sold to Virginia Tech's first home football game against James Madison University.

In fact, Virginia Tech Police say they are expecting 52-thousand people at the game with many of the ticket holders coming from JMU.
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((SGT JACK RIDINGER/VIRGINIA TECH POLICE: THEY'RE COMING FROM THE NORTH DOWN I-81. IT WILL BE JAMMED. DO TO ALL THE CONSTRUCTION IN THE AREA.))
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[OUT Q=in that area]

On I-81 there will also be traffic headed out of town and those going to the Hillsville Labor Day Flea Market and Gun Show.
And once you get off at exit 118 you're in for more delays on route 460 because of construction at several locations including the Christiansburg by pass.
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[SOT 00:34:51]
[IN Q=Christiansburg by pass]
((CHRISTIANSBURG BY PASS IS DOWN TO ONE LANE COMING WEST BOUND 460 THAT SHOULD BE SOMEWHAT OF A BOTTLE NECK AREA.))
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[OUT Q=somewhat of a bottleneck]

To alleviate some of the congestion near the Tech campus, Police are asking motorist to use the West Side Entrance.

And they say if you're not going to the game try to avoid the area.
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[SOT 00:34:06]
[IN Q=We will have]
((WE WILL HAVE ONE WAY TRAFFIC INTO CAMPUS AND ONE WAY TRAFFIC OUT OF CAMPUS AFTER THE GAME. SO IF YOU'RE NOT GOING TO THE GAME YOU MAY BE FILTERED INTO HERE WHETHER YOU LIKE IT OR NOT))
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[OUT Q=We will have one]

To get the latest on traffic when you're near Tech, try 1260 A-M on your car radio.
V-Dot and Virginia Tech Police are already saying you can expect some delays.
Joy Sutton, News7, Blacksburg.

34 more are injured.
The scene looked like a war zone- dozens of cars and trucks piled up- some cars burst into flames.
The crash happened during rush hour just over the river from Detroit-
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[14:56:49]
((WE'RE REALLY QUITE FORTUNATE CAUSE I'VE SEEN THINGS TODAY I'VE NEVER SEEN IN MY LIFE AND NEVER WANT TO SEE AGAIN.))
[Super=01-Mary Fulk/Accident Survivor; 00]
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[OUT Q=TO SEE AGAIN.]
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[V0-NAT]
Authorities say heavy fog contributed to the accident.
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[Dennis]

Many vacationers have changed their beach plans for this weekend- thanks to Tropical Storm Dennis.
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[VO-NAT]
[SUPER=03-Kitty Hawk, NC]

The storm is now drifting slowly south and remains close to shore-
Dennis ripped into the coast all week eroding beaches on the Outer Banks.
This is what it looks like in Kitty Hawk- where Dennis has taken its toll.
Front loaders are at work- as crews try to reopen North Carolina 12.
The blocked road has trapped thousands of residents on Hatteras Island for days.
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[Toss-2-Robin]
The chances are getting smaller that Dennis may bring any rain to our area. Robin Reed has the latest in our Weather Center.

[Toss back to anchor][Derail]

The coal cars are back on track, and Route 419 is open again.
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[VO-NAT]
[SUPER=03-Roanoke Co.]

The roadway was shut down from Starkey to Chaparral, so Norfolk- Southern crews could get the derailed coal cars off the bridge over the four-lane highway.
It took spot- welding, a lot of heavy equipment- -a day's work to pull the cars free.
The derailment also chewed up segments of track that had to be replaced.
No word yet on the cost or a cause of the derailment.
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[Tobacco]

The tobacco industry has come under plenty of legal fire, but today it enjoys a major victory in a landmark case. The ruling sends a settlement possibility up in smoke.
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[VO-NAT 17:15:48, 18:03:44]
[SUPER=03-Florida]

A Florida Court of Appeals ruled that smokers must present their cases individually.
The decision snuffs out any possibility for a single multi-billion dollar verdict for smokers.
The ruling came in a class- action suit involving nearly half a million sick smokers.
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[Mideast-Peace]

Israel and the Palestinians have overcome their disagreements and forged a new West Bank accord.
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[VO-NAT]
[SUPER=03-Gaza City, Gaza Strip]

The land for security accord was reached today after a nudge from Secretary of State Madeleine Albright.
The agreement also plants the first seeds for a permanent peace accord.
It will be signed tomorrow in an Egyptian Red Sea resort.
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[Tease#1]
[ANCHOR=Jean]
[writer=chr]
[NEWSCAST=11p]
[SS=None]

Beanie Baby fans go on a new buying binge. Still ahead, we'll visit one local store to see why.
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[VO-NAT]

And these men are considered violent prisoners. So why were they flown to Virginia? The answer when we return.
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[Sports-Preview]

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((O-K sports fans hey its week two of high school football we'll check in with some of the highlights the area colleges are set to open their seasons tomorrow Ernie Irvan announces his retirement from Winston Cup racing and Kenny Irwin will start on the pole for the Southern 500.
All that and more coming up in sports.))
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[NM-Inmates]

Some of New Mexico's worst citizens were en route to a Virginia prison today when two vehicles escorting them crashed.
State police say there were no injuries and no escapes.
The 120 inmates are newest residents of the Wallens Ridge Correctional Facility at Big Stone Gap.
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[VO-NAT]
[SUPER=03-Albuquerque, NM]

The prisoners were shipped out on a specially designed jetliner today after a rash of killings and
prisoner uprisings at three privately-run prisons in New Mexico.
Wallens Ridge can hold 12-hundred of the state's most dangerous inmates, but it's only about half full.
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[Villarini]

It was a case of missing "mutilated money", damaged currency that a bank returns to the Treasury department.
And today, a federal jury convicted a former bank teller of embezzlement and money laundering .
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[VO-NAT]
[SUPER=03-Roanoke/August 31]

Karen Villarini was the former head teller at the Cave Spring Branch of the Bank of Floyd.
She was found guilty of siphoning 83-thousand dollars, by overstating the amount of mutilated money in the vault.
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Perhaps it's because newer models are bigger and more sturdy.
Unlike the old two-seaters, these have rear view mirrors and go in reverse.
Sea Doo just came out with a four-seater.
The company says it's going to make personal watercraft with less horsepower, so they top out at 65 miles per hour.
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[SOT 11:10:53]
[IN Q=It's not about]
((IT'S NOT ABOUT SPEED ANYMORE. THERE ARE VERY FEW PEOPLE WHO LOOK AT PERSONAL WATERCRAFT JUST BECAUSE IT'S FASTEST.))
[SUPER=01-Jim Mills/Webster Marine;]
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[OUT Q=because it's fastest]
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[VO-NAT]

Also -- state law requires people between 14 and 16 to take a boating safety course.
Over a thousand people of all ages have volunteered to take the course at Smith Mountain Lake this year.
Game wardens say the drop in jet ski accidents is due to better education and enforcement.
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[Beanie-Babies]

Stores that specialize in Beanie Babies are enjoying record sales, even as many Beanie fans question talk of the toy's retirement.
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[VO-NAT]
[SUPER=03-Danville;]

In Danville, the owners of The Beanie Barn say they saw their sales increase to EIGHT TIMES what they were before the announcement.
That's why they're not making any plans to leave the beanie business any time soon.
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[IN Q=What the announcement has]
[SUPER=01-Mary Beth Holley/Beanie Barn Co-Owner;]
((MARY BETH HOLLEY/BEANIE BARN STORE OWNER: WHAT THE ANNOUNCEMENT HAS DONE IS IT'S CREATED A BUYING FRENZY. PEOPLE HAVE A LOT OF MONEY IN THEIR COLLECTIONS AND THEY'RE WANTING TO FINISH THEM OUT.))
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[OUT Q=to finish them out.]
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[VO-NAT]

[Waco]

Attorney General Janet Reno is vowing to get to "the truth" about the Waco controversy .... and she will name an independent investigator to so.
This comes one day after an FBI training tape confirms combustible tear gas canisters were fired six years ago.
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[SUPER=04-FBI Tape]
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[OUT Q=that's affirmative.]
(((Penetrate with military rounds)
YOU CAN TRY IT.
HE CAN TRY IT?
YEAH, THAT'S AFFIRMATIVE.))
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[VO-NAT]

Reno says she is close to naming an independent investigator.
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[SUPER=01-Janet Reno/Attorney General;]
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[OQ=the American people.]
((IT IS GOING TO BE VERY IMPORTANT THAT WE DO EVERYTHING WE CAN TO PURSUE THESE ISSUES TO PROTECT THE AMERICAN PEOPLE.))
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[VO-NAT 14:01:05]

The FBI released a second tape today from the Branch Davidian standoff that shows the attempt to use a military gas round was not successful.
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[Diana]

The case is closed- on the Princess Diana crash investigation.
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[VO-NAT]

That's the decision from a French court-
[SUPER=03-Paris/1997;]

A judge today dismissed charges against the photographers who chased Princess Diana's car- Instead the judge blamed the crash on the car's driver who was drunk at the time.
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((CHARLES SPENCER/DIANA'S BROTHER: WELL I RESPECT THE FRENCH COURT'S DECISION. THEY PUT A LOT OF TIME AND EFFORT INTO THIS WHOLE MATTER AND I RESPECT THEIR DECISION AND I'M SURE LEGALLY IT'S THE RIGHT CONCLUSION.))
[SUPER=01-Charles Spencer/Diana's Brother;]
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[OUT Q=the right conclusion.]
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[VO-NAT]

The crash in a Paris tunnel killed Princess Diana, her companion Dodi Al-Fayed, and the driver Henri Paul.
Al-Fayed's father plans to fight the French court's decision.
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[Tease#3]
[ANCHOR=Jean]
[writer=chr]
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High school football, Darlington, and plenty more. Roy Stanley is just ahead with sports.
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[VO-NAT]

Later, we'll show you how the "Wave to Save" now reaches inside a Roanoke church.
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[S-Fleming]

William Fleming took on Western District rival G.W. of Danville tonight at Victory Stadium.
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[SUPER=03-Roanoke/Colonels vs Eagles; :]

Ed Martin and his Eagles coming out after trailing at the half.
Fleming would continue to poor it on the G.W. quarterback Jeremy Motley gets hit as he releases the ball and Charles Corner would scoop it up and take it in for the score from the 10 yard line adding to the lead.
[SUPER=36-William Fleming/42/G.W. Danville/6/;]

After stopping G.W. the Colonels go for it on fourth down and Quarterback Richard Barrett hits Jonathan Smith for the score and the Colonels win it 42 to 6.
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[S-G.W.]

Up in Wytheville tonight, A flashback from the old New River District as the Maroons hosted the Radford Bobcats.
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[VO-NAT]
[SUPER=03-Wytheville/Maroons vs Bobcats; :]

The Radford Bobcats came to Wytheville looking to pick up a win.
But George Wythe got the upper hand in the second quarter as Grizzly Parks takes the ball right with nothing there goes left and scores the 12 yard touchdown to put the Maroons up 7 to nothing.
[SUPER=36-George Wythe/14/Radford/13/;]

But Radford would try to answer as quarterback Josh Woods hooks up with Ben Fisher for the 12 yard gain but the drive stalled and George Wythe goes on to win it 14 to 13.
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[S-Glenvar]

Lord Botetourt opened its season on the road tonight at Glenvar.
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[VO-NAT]
[SUPER=03-Roanoke Co./Cavaliers vs Highlanders; :]

The Girls of Glenvar were showing off their green keeping the home crowd fired up.
In the fourth quarter with it tied at 23 to 23 Highlander quarterback Brandon Carroll fires it over the middle to Ryan Still and he makes the catch and moves the ball down to the 10 yard line.
[SUPER=36-Glenvar/26/Lord Botetourt/23/;]

The Highlanders would win the game when Adam Livingston boots the 22 yard field goal and the Highlanders go on to win it 26 to 23.
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[S-Tech]

A sellout crowd will be in Blacksburg tomorrow for the Hokies one oclock game against J-M-U.
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[VO-NAT]
[SUPER=03-Blacksburg; :00]

The game marks the much anticipated debut of red shirt freshman quarterback Michael Vick.
The Hokies have done everything they can this preseason to get him and his offensive teammates on the same page.
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[SUPER=01-Frank Beamer/Va. Tech Head Coach; :00]
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[OUT Q=...EVERY WEEK."]
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[S-UVa]

The Virginia Cavaliers face a much tougher opener than the Hokies as they open on the road against North Carolina.
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[SUPER=03-Charlottesville; :00]

While this is just the first game of the season for both teams, Virginia quarterback Dan Ellis says he believes it could make or break both team's seasons.
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[IN Q="Definitely...]
[SUPER=01-Dan Ellis/UVa Quarterback; :00]
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[OUT Q=...ENVIROMENT."]
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[S-VMI]

The V-M-I Keydets will open the season on Saturday night against the Richmond Spiders.
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[SUPER=03-Lexington; :]

The two teams did not meet last seasonn but Richmond would claim the Atlantic 10 championship.
New head coach Cal McCombs expects to learn a lot about this team when the two line up in Richmond.
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[IN Q="We're focusing...]
[SUPER=01-Cal McCombs/VMI Head Coach; :]
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[OUT Q=.....personell we got."]
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[S-Ferrum]

Over in Rocky Mount, The Ferrum Panthers host Newport News in their season opener at Adams Field.
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[SUPER=03-Ferrum; :]

The Panthers are trying to forget losing four straight at the end of last season. And with the offense uncertain, Ferrum is hoping its depth will be a key factor in beating the Shipbuilders.
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[SUPER=01-Dave Davis/Ferrum Head Coach; :]
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[OUT Q=.....in this one."]
[ANCHOR=Roy]
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Liberty has a night game at home against Virginia Union kickoff is 7 thirty.

[S-Irvan]

Irvin, The Driver of the M and M's Pontiac, announced his retirement from racing this afternoon.
Irvan has been recovering from a head injury he suffered at Michigan August 20-th, five years after a wreck at the same track almost cost him his life.
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[IN Q="I figure...]
[SUPER=01-Ernie Irvan/Retires From Racing; :]
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[OUT Q=...wholesome life.]
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[S-Qualify]

The rest of the Cup drivers were on the track for first round qualifying for the Southern 500.
And Yates racing was in the spotlight from top to bottom.
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[VO-NAT]
[SUPER=03-Darlington, SC/espn2; :00]

But the person at the top is not who you would expect to be there. Kenny Irwin the wheel man for the Havoline Thunderbird was the eventual pole winner as he tamed the Lady in Black with a circuit at 167 point 215 miles an hour.
The man who is first in the points' race, Dale Jarrett, Irwin's teammate at Yates Racing, was last today in qualifying after spinning out with a flat tire.
The best Jarrett can now start is 26th.
Here is your top 25.
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[SUPER=0107-1. Kenny Irwin/167.215/2. Ward Burton//3. Jerry Nadeau//4. Jeff Gordon//5. Bobby Hamilton//;]
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[SUPER=0107-6. Elliott Sadler//7. Bobby Labonte//8. Mike Skinner//9. Kevin Lepage//10. Bill Elliott//;]
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[SUPER=0107-11. Jeremy Mayfield//12. Kenny Wallace//13. Sterling Marlin//14. Geoffrey Bodine//15. Jeff Burton//;]
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[SUPER=0107-16. Mark Martin//17. Chad Little//18. Steve Grissom//19. Tony Stewart//20. Johnny Benson//;]
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[SUPER=0107-21. Ken Schrader//22. Joe Nemechek//23. Jimmy Spencer//24. Rusty Wallace//25. Dale Earnhardt//;]
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With the score tied at 3 to 3 in the first quarter, Skip Hicks would get into the end zone on this four yard run to make it 10 to 6 Redskins at the half and Washington was leading 13 to 9 with 2 minutes left in the game.
Washington opens the season next weekend at home against Dallas.
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[SUPER=X5001][Baptismal-Tank]

Perhaps it was DIVINE intervention...but the Reverend Frank Feather thinks it's at least a good idea.
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[VO-NAT]
[SUPER=03-Roanoke;]

The Reverend Feather has decided to join Roanoke's "Wave to Save" by recycling BAPTISMAL water at Forest Park Baptist Church.
The pipe system works the same way as a rock garden....and bleach keeps the water clean for months at a time.
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[SOT 10:41:44]
[IN Q=Like everyone]
((REV. FRANK FEATHER/FOREST PARK BAPTIST CHURCH: LIKE EVERYONE, WE'RE CONCERNED ABOUT OUR NATURAL RESOURCES. SO, EVEN IF THEY ANNOUNCE TO US THAT ALL THE WATER SYSTEMS WERE SOLVED, THAT WE COULD USE AS MUCH AS WE WANTED, WE COULD STILL TRY TO CONSERVE THE WATER.))
[SUPER=01-Rev. Frank Feather/Forest Park Baptist Church;]
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[OUT Q=conserve the water]
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[VO-NAT]

Feather estimates the recycling system will save the church about 45- hundred gallons of water each year.
But he's still a little concerned that the relaxing sounds of the babbling water might put his parishioners to SLEEP.
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